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On diversity, equity, and inclusion
What do we stand for? How do we want to show up in a world that is increasingly polarised and where structures of privilege, injustice, and power continue to prevail?
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Why we invested: Civic Tech Innovation Network
Civic Tech Innovation Network is a community of tech innovators in civil society, the private sector and the public sector in South Africa who share learnings that help them tackle similar problems from different perspectives.
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Rappler stands strong in the face of continued political attacks
We are deeply concerned by the latest threat of an indictment by the Philippine government, which is an attack not only on Rappler but also on the fundamental principles of freedom of expression.
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Defending democracy from disinformation, polarization, and tribalism
We must meet the abuse of information technologies with public policies to steer technology markets back towards serving the interests of democracy and social welfare.
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Building stronger societies through investigative journalism
CORRECTIV want to develop and prove a model that means investigative and informative journalism can be made affordable and accessible throughout Germany, and across Europe.
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Combining analytics and cross-border reporting
Having produced more than 90 cross-border investigations informing more than six million readers and viewers on their website in 2018 alone, OCCRP has emerged among the largest producers of investigative content in the world.
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A global coalition tackling opacity
Rules on greater transparency in multinational accounting have been building momentum, and one such catalyst is the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC), a group of 12 pioneering civil society organisations.
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Do you trust the media? Many people do not.
The Membership Puzzle Project (MPP) is championing “membership” and looking at viable ways it can be used to address the broken relationship between revenue, content, and audience trust. Membership models put audiences...
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Using technology to drive consistent voter engagement
Voter participation in the US is critically low. When low voter engagement is sustained over a long period of time, it creates a power vacuum, leaving democracy vulnerable to non-representative groups like mega-donors, special...
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Working for social transformation through the Kenyan Constitution
Kenya’s 2010 Constitution brought many changes to the country aimed at making the government more accountable to its citizens. These changes included implementing a more decentralized government, limiting presidential powers,...
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The Correspondent: Designed for trust
Trust in the media is in decline. In a 2017 survey by Reuters, less than half the people interviewed across 36 countries said they ‘trusted the news’. Just as media outlets are losing trust, they are also struggling for...
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ICIJ: A new era for investigative journalism
Criminals – including corrupt politicians and businessmen – are becoming increasingly digitally sophisticated. Organised crime, tax evasion, embezzlement, and political collusion are now global enterprises, operating...
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